2.West Berkeley Redevelopment PlanFrom:Executive Officer
Recommendation:Conduct
a public hearing and upon conclusion adopt
two
Resolutions: 1) amending the Five-Year Berkeley Redevelopment
Area
Implementation Plan to add the I-80 Overcrossing Project, and
amending the
FY 99-00 Agency Budget to allocate $1,270,584 BRA
funds for the
I-80 Overcrossing project; and 2) making findings for use of
Berkeley
Redevelopment Agency funds.
Contact:Wendy Cosin, Planning and Development, 705-8108a.Parks and Recreation Commission Report
Recommendation:The
Redevelopment Agency/Council redirect funding
currently
earmarked for the Central Parking Facility to other underfunded
public
improvements in the area, including the I-80 Pedestrian
Overcrossing
and various improvements along Addison Street.

Contact:Jay Kelekian, Secretary, 644-6934 x230b.Transportation Commission Report
Recommendation:Realloate
the $3,000,000 currently allocated to the
West
Berkeley parking garage to the I-80 Bicycle/Pedestrian
Overcrossing and other eligible projects.
Contact:Nathan Landau,
Secretary, 705-8136c.Redevelopment Project Area Commission Report
Recommendation:Adopt
a policy that theproject
area funds will be
spent
within the West Berkeley Project Area of the immediately adjacent
areas,
on priority projects identified in the Capital Improvement Plan,
including transit station improvements, parking improvements, a transition
to the
I-80 Overcrossing, and other streetscape improvements; and 2)
notwithstanding the above, Redevelopment funds will be allocated in an
amount
not to exceed $1,270,584 for the I-80 Bicycle/Pedestrian
Overcrossing.
Contact:Daniel Vanderpriem,
Secretary, 705-8134Public Testimony:The
Chairperson opened the public hearing.24
speakers.Moved, seconded,
carried (Worthington/Spring; Noes -
Armstrong) to close the public hearing.Action:Moved,
seconded, carried (Worthington/Maio; Abstain –
Armstrong, Woolley) to adopt Resolution No. 1183 and Resolution No.
1184,
recommendations of the Executive Officer and the Redevelopment
Project
Area Commission.